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Patent No.:

US 6369803 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002

Filed:

Jun. 12, 1998

Active edge user interface

Applicant:
Inventors:

Michel A. Brisebois, Wakefield, CA;

Laura Mahan, Kanata, CA;

Marilyn French-St. George, Alcover, CA;

Frederic F. Trasmundi, Ottawa, CA;

Jobe L. W. Roberts, Quebec, CA;

Assignee:

Nortel Networks Limited, , CA;

Attorney:

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Almis R Jankus

Assistant Examiner:

Henry N Tran

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
Abstract

An active edge user interface includes dynamically configurable flexible touch areas positioned near the perimeter of a display to support interactive communication between a user and a user environment for flexible active touch areas surrounding a display. The interface allows for multiple levels of sensitivity, texture, key travel, and varying widths of active touch areas based on the user environment.

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